considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
time; hour; period; class
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm